India's rising tennis star Sumit Nagal defeated Italy's Luca Nardi in the Chennai Open 2024 to clinch the men's singles title on Sunday at the SDAT Tennis Stadium.
Ramkumar Ramanathan, who led India in the recent Davis Cup clash against Pakistan, has reached the singles final on the ATP Challenger circuit seven times, winning his lone title in Manama, Bahrain, in November 2021
Ranked 137, Sumit Nagal is the lone Indian to get direct entry at the ATP Challenger tournament where the cut-off was set at a stiff 257. A total of 21 players from 11 different nations have qualified for the main draw at the ATP 100 Challenger tournament
Murray is chasing his second ATP Challenger title for this year, having captured the Challengers 175 crown at Aix-en-Provence, France by defeating Tommy Paul in the final
The three-time major champion Murray raised his level to oust the Chinese star Yunchaokete 7-6(1), 6-4 in a match that lasted for two hours and 14 minutes.